Might have been posted before? Don't care!

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> THANK YOU
>
> AMERICA !
>
> Dear American Taxpayer
>
> For only the second time in my adult life, I am not ashamed of my
> country.
>
> I want to thank the hard working American people for paying the
> $242,000 dollars for my vacation in Spain .
>
> My daughter Sasha, several long-time family friends, my personal
> staff and various guests had a wonderful time.
>
> Honestly, you just haven't lived until you have stayed in a
> $2,500.00 per night private 3-story villa at a 5-Star luxury
> hotel.
>
> Thank you also for the use of Air Force Two and the 70 Secret
> Service personnel who tagged along to be sure we were safe and
> cared for at all times. By the way, if you happen to be visiting the
> Costa del Sol, I highly recommend the Buenaventura Plaza
> restaurant in Marbella ; great lobster with rice and oysters!
>
> I'm ashamed to admit the lobsters we ate in Martha's Vineyard
> were not quite as tasty, but what can you do if you're not in Europe ,
> you have to just grin and bear it?
>
> Air Force Two (which costs $11,351 per hour to operate
> according to Government Accounting Office reports) only used
> 47,500 gallons of jet fuel for this trip and carbon emissions were a
> mere 1,031 tons of CO2. These are only rough estimates, but they
> are close.
>
> That's quite a carbon footprint as my good friend Al Gore would say,
> so we must ask the American citizens to drive smaller, more fuel
> efficient cars and drive less too, so we can lessen our combined
> carbon footprint.
>
> I know times are hard and millions of you are struggling to put
> food on the table and trying to make ends meet. So I do appreciate
> your sacrifices and do hope you find work soon.
>
> I was really exhausted after Barack took our family on a luxury
> vacation in Maine a few weeks ago.
>
> I just had to get away for a few days..
>
> Cordially,
>
> Michelle (Moochelle) Obama
>
> P.S. Thank you as well for the $2 BILLION dollar trip to India from
> which we just returned!
>
> P.SS. Thank you, too, for that vacation trip to Martha's Vineyard ;
> it was fabulous.
>
> And thanks for that second smaller jet that took our dog Bo to
> Martha's Vineyard so we and the children could have him with us
> while we were away from the White House for eleven days.
> After all, we couldn't take him on Air Force One because he might
> pee on some wires or something.
>
> P.SSS. Oh, I almost forgot to say thanks also for our two-week trip
> to Hawaii at Christmas. That 7,000 square foot house was great!
>
> P.SSSs don't forget my ski trip to Vail this winter and now the girls
> and I are in Africa with my mom. All this while Barack golf’s and
> campaigns to keep my trips coming for the next 4 years !
>
> Love ya!
>
> Remember, we all have to share the pain of these economic times
> equally! Love to -redistribute- share- the wealth.
>